Nero

distributing the technology, the government. Some were just happy to have new technology. The only Roman person mentioned in the documents saying that they did not like the new technology was Seneca, an upper-class Roman philosopher and adviser to Emperor Nero. He most likely never used any of the new technologies, besides maybe the aqueducts, but since he was a patrician Seneca had slaves…

Throughout the history the question of power being corrupted has always been on display. Corruption is directly proportionate to greed of having absolute control over one’s subordinates. The quotation above demonstrates the idea which states that each individual who gains power and sees a potentiality to make it absolute, is highly likely going to be corrupted by it. Evidence for in support of this position, can be found in various examples from the history. Firstly I would like to assess the…

Going into this project I did not know much about Caesar. I did not know his philosophy or his accomplishments. All that I had was his name. My knowledge of Caesar extended only as far as the popular opinion that he was one of Rome’s greatest leaders. The weight his name carried got me interested in dissecting the subject that is Julius Caesar. It started with learning about his timeline, which was filed with bloodshed and wars. Then transitioned to how he governed Rome once he did come to power…

Tiberius also known as Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus was the son of Tiberius Claudius Nero, a former fleet captain for Julius Caesar. Tiberius’ mom was Livia Drusilla a beautiful woman who may have been only 13 years old when she gave birth to him in 42 BC. The elder Tiberius pledged his allegiance to Mark Anthony following the year of Caesars assassination. Unfortunately when Augustus began to feud with Mark Antony the elder Tiberius had to flee with his family. Over the course of a few years…

T. P. Wiseman is a classical scholar and professor emeritus of the University of Exeter. He has published numerous books and articles on the literature, social, and political history of the late Roman Republic. He was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy, which is an organization that recognizes high scholarly distinction in the humanities or social sciences. He has also published a few books on the mythography of early Rome. He was educated at the Balliol College in Oxford. The Myths of…

comedies as well. However, his comedies involved less slapstick and music. Once of his best pieces was called “The Brothers” (Kirby). Tragedy was first introduced by a man by the name of Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Seneca was known as a tutor to emperor Nero. A tragedy is the opposite of comedy. It is a more serious drama that involves more sorrow events. Many of Seneca’s events are based on Greek originals. Many of his characters have some kind of negative emotion throughout the drama. Seneca was…

Introduction The book of Revelation, referred to by many other names, the Apocalypse of John, Revelation to John, or simply Revelation is final book of the New Testament. Moreover, Revelation crosses three literary genres including epistolary, apocalyptic, and prophetic. Due in part to the variety of Revelation, it should come as no surprise that there are a multitude of different views on the interpretation of Revelation. This paper will focus primarily on four of the main viewpoints, Preterist…

Persecution of the Christians was present in some areas of Rome and not others. Nero used the Christians as a scapegoat, blaming them for the great fire of Rome in 64 AD. The Christians faced enormous amounts of adversity, being persecuted even though they were not to be sought out. Christians were put on trial to assure that they…

Much of their participation was through their husbands, as woman could not actively particpate in politics within Rome. Some promient woman who influenced politics was Livia, the wife of Augustus; Agrippina, the mother of Nero; and Plotina, the wife of Trajan; were all influencers. Upper-class woman in ancient-Rome Republic were close to independent. Woman did not need tutors to watch them like other woman.They had acquired the right to own, inherit, and dispose of property…

The mere act of living was a struggle at the beginning of the 1930s. The last third of 1929 had plunged the United States into the worst economic disaster in its history. The task of resolving the crisis fell into the hands of President Herbert Hoover, who simply increased the damage. In 1933, people hoped that Franklin Delano Roosevelt could save the country with his New Deal, but growing threats from international powers promised a new impending conflict. With unemployment rates at an all-time…